wtf

anyway, i was playing 10-15 hours on saturday, sunday and monday (long weekend) and I felt fine. But tuesday my right hand (index finger mostly) was tingling all day, also hurts a bit today, so I'm taking a break for a couple days. I don't know how progamers play a dozen hours daily though, must have ergonomic mouses or something

Empyrean

17083 Posts

September 10 2009 04:50 GMT

#22

I play all games at a relaxed 110 APM.

I never get tired and can play for hours

JFKWT

Singapore1442 Posts

September 10 2009 06:34 GMT

#23

On September 10 2009 12:50 KP_CollectoR wrote:
I don't ever feel like a tire when playing.

^ Making a jibe at the typo in the title =p

ForSC2

United States580 Posts

September 10 2009 08:49 GMT

#24

My left hand falls asleep when I try to work harder/play faster in starcraft.

RoieTRS

United States2569 Posts

September 10 2009 10:18 GMT

#25

On September 10 2009 17:49 ForSC2 wrote:
My left hand falls asleep when I try to work harder/play faster in starcraft.

My right arm always gets cold

Ketu

United States57 Posts

September 10 2009 10:43 GMT

#26

yea after your army has canceled the other guys out after the fifth time, you already got your upgrades, 30 min long game, and you cant think anymore. yep i felt that lol all the time after my 20th game.

Re-Play-

Dominican Republic825 Posts

September 10 2009 10:44 GMT

#27

On September 10 2009 10:05 ImNotBisu wrote:
This is just my personal experience as a piano player, my should's and should not's:

You should try to:

-Warm up. Don't jump into a game with 500apm spam, play at a comfortable pace and your apm will go up as more actions are required.

-Be relaxed. I find listening to pumping music does make you play faster, but only very temporarily. If you want to play for an extended period of time, keep a good posture, be relaxed, and keep very hydrated. Sleeping more helps too.

You should not:

-Curve your wrist on the keyboard/mouse. This happens sometimes when you tense up, and you WILL get Carpal Tunnel eventually.

-Strike the keys with muscle power, for reasons such as a desire to increase raw apm. Instead, just like playing piano, you should hit the keys rapidly without a need to tense up your forearm or shoulders. It should be a finger response, nothing more.

Edit:

After I realized how I was tensing up straining to increase apm artificially, I started to play while in a relaxed manner and my apm jumped from 190 to 250, from C+ to B-.

i like your tips, but how to control breath? because sometimes i feel tired and i realized i wasnt breathing when i need much multitasking or micro i stop breathing dont know why

Southlight

United States11768 Posts

September 10 2009 16:55 GMT

#28

On September 10 2009 19:44 LuisMl8 wrote:
i like your tips, but how to control breath? because sometimes i feel tired and i realized i wasnt breathing when i need much multitasking or micro i stop breathing dont know why

Man Dies of Asphyxiation Due to Computer Game.

Boy can you imagine the ravenous hordes of responsibility-shirking mothers?

On a slightly more helpful note, I think a good number of people hold their breath when they're concentrating very hard... you might want to step back a bit and relax

Rjx5(LT)

Canada27 Posts

September 10 2009 19:42 GMT

#29

you should check your diet, perhaps you need more proteins in it.

JiYan

United States3668 Posts

September 10 2009 19:51 GMT

#30

i get tired after every game averaging 130 apm. i take a 5 minute break and i play again. in the last 6 months of play ive done the same thing but have slowly gone from about 100 apm to 130 apm. i consider this a good path to growth ^^

Shield

Bulgaria4824 Posts

September 10 2009 20:11 GMT

#31

I've never felt my fingers "tired" or something like that. :o
I'm surprised you're.

*** 200 APM here

ella_guru

Canada1741 Posts

September 10 2009 20:39 GMT

#32

On September 10 2009 12:58 Dragonblood21 wrote:

I think my fingers are just used to being used at a high speed however, as I also play guitar and have been for about 2-3 years. A lot of the times I'll be practicing solos that require my hands to move at fast rates with a high amount of concentration, and Starcraft is not really different in that respect.

Only a slightly transferable skill...

Leg[end]

United States241 Posts

September 11 2009 10:35 GMT

#33

Spamming a ridiculous amount won't help you get better, so don't do it. That is probably why your hands get tired.

There is nothing wrong with spamming in general (everyone all the way to the pros do it), but you can't make it something you really think about.

Leg[end]

United States241 Posts

September 11 2009 10:39 GMT

#34

On September 11 2009 05:39 ella_guru wrote:

Show nested quote +

Only a slightly transferable skill...

I disagree. Playing guitar will leave your fingers with better dexterity and you will be able to reach your fingers further across your keyboard. It certainly helped me.

arb

Noobville17922 Posts

September 11 2009 14:23 GMT

#35

Personally if im playing TvZ for example(200+ APM) the only time i get "tired" is when ive already won and dont want to expend the effort of 12131231231231231231t2t3t4t5t6t etc,

this may be whats happening to you

ella_guru

Canada1741 Posts

September 11 2009 14:28 GMT

#36

^Yes it helps, but only slightly. I've been playing for 8 years, but can type no where near as fast as I can play. Running in the woods doesnt make you better at football type of thing. Is there running in football? Yes, but a very different kind and subset of skills (juking, more explosive out of the gate style running) I'm not trying to be overly contrarian here it's just, to get better at a thing, you practice the thing in question. Do musicians have a slight, slight advantage? Maybe, which quickly dissipates . I cant pass a medium song on guitar hero, and I can only imagine Jaedong isn't a violin virtuoso.

CursOr

United States6335 Posts

September 11 2009 17:22 GMT

#37

The posts about your diet are 100% correct.
Less white flour, bad oils, and salt (NaCl)
Go with beans, whole grains, fruit, nuts as much as you can.
The potassium and especially eating sea-salt vs table salt will really help your muscles from cramping.

Also, as far as gaming, check out this idea. I play vs someone (who is willing) till about midgame, as much APM as you can. Then, take a 10 minute break. (you should be like 10-15 min into the game). Think about something totally different, maybe get some water. Come back, sit down, recally where you are and what you are doing, and youll find you play the endgame totally differently. At least for me, this REALLY helped my Hive tech when I played zergs. Something about the break, and comming back a new with all the Hive units really helped.

For anyone who has mental or physical fatigue in >15 min I suggest you find a practice partner and try this.

Foucault

Sweden2826 Posts

September 11 2009 17:40 GMT

#38

lol 200 apm

I can play a 45 minute game with 250 apm without problems. I think this is something you just have to train to do, unless you're protoss

Also I average 287 apm in my replays folder and average game length is 17 minutes or so.

Foucault

Sweden2826 Posts

September 11 2009 17:41 GMT

#39

rredtooth

5464 Posts

September 11 2009 18:06 GMT

#40

On September 10 2009 09:46 jello_biafra wrote:
No doesn't really happen to me, I guess sheer adrenaline and determination keeps me going, nothing distracts me, World War 3 could be starting outside and I wouldn't look away from the screen till I had either won or lost the game.

what if a starcraft battle was happening outside in real life (something epic like casy marines vs lurkers) and would likely end by the time you won or lost the game. would you be distracted?